Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Postpartum Depression: An Overview

Figure 1

Overview of brain structures playing a role in the neurobiological mechanisms of postpartum depression as disclosed by BOLD activation fMRI studies [39–44]. Insula (INS), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC), orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), thalamus (T), nucleus accumbens (NA), amygdala (AMY), ventral striatum (VS), fusiform gyrus (FG), anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). A template structural image provided with FSL software MNI 152 1 mm was used for anatomical reference. MNI coordinates of the selected slices are also indicated.